E T Consultant
Job #:
req38745
Organization:
IFC
Sector:
Other
Grade:
EC3
Term Duration:
1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:
10/24/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Global Operations Solutions ETC
The Global Operations Solutions Team supports IFC's investment and advisory teams with developing and scaling gender and economic inclusion solutions into IFC investment and advisory programs across the globe. The team is responsible for IFC gender data for corporate reporting; overseeing gender flagging in investments and advisory; advancing the use of gender KPIs in sustainability linked financing and blended finance and providing technical upskilling to operational and regional gender teams. The Global Operations Solutions team conducts research and develops sector-specific productions and solutions to pilot and scale across IFC sectors including Health, Education, Tourism, Retail, Property, Manufacturing and Agribusiness.
Duties and responsibilities
1. Global Operations Solutions (60%)
• Coordinate the GROW Blended Finance pipeline and process for manufacturing, agribusiness and services investments and advisory operations.
• Support the development and scale Global Operations Solutions such as Sustainability-Linked Finance by maintaining related reporting, KPI registries, operations lists, tools, best practices guides, manuals and other resources.
• Support the development of new products, tools, and services under the new Scaling Gender in Health and Education advisory program, including conducting research, developing and executing pilots with IFC clients. Furthermore, the incumbent will oversee development of case studies, videos, best practice guides, webinars and related communications.
• Ensure Scaling Gender in Health and Education moves smoothly through the project cycle, including compliance with WBG internal reporting systems, legal documentation, procurement processes, and financial reporting requirements.
2. Asia Advisory Solutions (30%)
• Support the development and delivery of the Nike Peer Learning Platform to the global brand's 100+ most strategic suppliers. Manage the relationship with clients, PLP participants, global brands and other stakeholders.
• Co-lead the development of the Sustainability Linked Finance and Respectful Workplaces program for the India Country Gender Program.
• Support other South Asia program development as needed.
3. Project Management, Communications and Knowledge Management (10%)
• Provide training sessions, guidance, webinars and coaching to investment and operational teams as needed.
• Provide timely progress and donor reports as required by the WBG, track performance indicators against targets and produce project supervision reports every six months.
• Collaborate with the S&I team through regular team meetings and contribute to broader S&I team activities.
• Supervise the development of communication materials (e.g. website content, blogs, press releases, or briefs) in collaboration with IFC's communications teams and relevant partners.
• Systematically consolidate and analyze lessons learned from project implementation across all components and share findings with team members and colleagues across the WBG's Gender Department.
• Coordinate with Gender Department's communications and regional communications teams on internal and external messaging (e.g. press releases, social media, intranet, etc.) and events as relevant.
Selection Criteria
• Masters or doctoral degree in business, economics, finance, international relations or other relevant discipline required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 12 years of relevant work experience conducting research, including primary data collection and field work, developing pilots, programs and reports.
• Demonstrated excellent communication at all levels of the organization; ability to communicate insights from data effectively.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate with diverse stakeholders, fostering strong internal relationships across departments to drive collaboration and achieve project goals.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, positive and collaborative attitude, ability to
• Demonstrated experience working with organizations working in gender and capacity building, specifically with the private sector or on agribusiness value chains.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English required; proficiency in another language strongly preferred.
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to support execution of projects, management of resources and delivery against timelines.
• Ability to work effectively under time pressure with high capacity to produce quality work.
• Familiarity with WBG and IFC processes, systems, and initiatives preferred.
• Ability to travel and work across time zones required.
• Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated ability to lead, expert capacity to leverage internal and external relationships to foster innovation, problem solve and work effectively across boundaries in a fast-paced multicultural and virtual environment.
• Excellent strategic vision, ability to think long term, and with a focus on business case and developmental impact.
WBG Culture Attributes:
1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
